With team collections by Stella McCartney, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Prada, Hermès, and others, there's a whole new competition in London.

Ralph Lauren (USA)

Ralph Lauren (USA)

Even before the Olympic torch was lit in London, there were calls for Team USA’s uniforms to be thrown onto a bonfire. It wasn’t just that Ralph Lauren, who created the outfits for the United States, had topped them off with a beret. Rather, it was that the all-American designer’s Olympic collection was made in China. “I think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile, and burn them and start all over again,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told ABC News. “If they have to wear nothing but a singlet that says USA on it, painted by hand, that is what they should wear.” Thankfully, cooler beret-covered heads prevailed and Team USA was allowed to wear the yacht club–inspired uniforms. Ralph Lauren, meanwhile, has promised American-made uniforms for the 2014 Winter Games.

Stella McCartney (Great Britain)

Stella McCartney (Great Britain)

Her father may have performed at the opening ceremony, but Stella McCartney has had a much bigger presence throughout the London Games. That’s because the British designer collaborated with Adidas on Great Britain’s uniform, podium outfit, and Olympic Village wear. (Ironically, McCartney did not design Team GB’s clothes for the opening festivities; the white-and-gold tracksuits were made by Next.) And like Ralph Lauren’s Team USA uniforms, McCartney’s Olympic collection is not without controversy: Some critics felt her modern take on the Union Jack was “too blue.” But McCartney explained her vision to the BBC: "I wanted to start with the union flag, but I'm really aware the reds, whites, and blues are in other nations' flags, and sometimes you can feel quite confused when you are watching the Games. Is that American, is that French? It's very recognizable still; I've represented all the parts of Great Britain. There's a lot of red in there but in a nontraditional way." In other words, let it be.